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Re: [OM] OT Foreign languages [was: Singapore trip; raining]

Subject: Re: [OM] OT Foreign languages [was: Singapore trip; raining]
From: "Roger D. Key" <rdk@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 15:57:52 +0100
Canadian packaging is almost always in English on one side and French on
the other. It is the reason that, in our family, we always refer to turkey
(the bird!) as ding dong (dindon in french/quebecois as I recall).

Roger Key, Copenhagen



Michael R. Collins wrote:

> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 14:57:30 -0500
> From: "Michael R. Collins" <Michael.Collins@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OM] OT Foreign languages [was: Singapore trip; raining]
>
> [snip]
> Seriously, though: wouldn't US/Canada packaging have English, French,
> and possibly Spanish as a matter of course? And German and various
> Scandinavian languages, when sold in Minnesota?

Rød grød med fløde ... :-)

Klaus (Elmquist)







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